YUIME Corporation Announces New Management Structure to Enhance Governance and Support Growth Strategy

YUIME Corporation Announces New Management Structure

YUIME Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo's Minato Ward and led by CEO Kohei Ueno, has announced the establishment of a new management structure aimed at enhancing governance and supporting its long-term growth strategy. The initiative is designed to ensure the company's sustainability and responsiveness to future capital markets.

The vision of YUIME is to "update Japan's primary industries to become world-class industries". To achieve this, the company has been tackling structural challenges in Japanese agriculture, focusing on rapid growth in agricultural support services targeting both foreign and Japanese workers. The new management structure is intended to balance the company’s ongoing growth with the need for transparency and discipline as required by capital markets.

Background of the New Management Structure

Japan's primary industries face a myriad of challenges, including an aging workforce, chronic labor shortages, and increasing demands for sustainability in regional industries and the utilization of foreign labor. In this complex scenario, YUIME has previously established a busy-season dispatch model centered around skilled foreign workers, nurtured core personnel in Japan, and built long-term partnerships with agricultural entities and regional businesses to expand its operations.

Moving forward, the company must construct a more sophisticated framework for management that incorporates enhanced decision-making and accountability as it expands its business domains, scales up nationwide operations, and elevates group management.

Recognizing these needs, YUIME is committed to strengthening its management foundation, aiming for maximized corporate value in the medium to long term.

New Executive Team

Below is an overview of the newly appointed executives:

Position	Name
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Representative Director	Kohei Ueno
Vice President	Hiroshi Maeda
Managing Director	Yoshikazu Ejijo
Outside Director	Kenichi Shishido
Outside Director	David Snoddy
Outside Director	Hiroto Sorita
Full-time Auditor	Tadao Hatsuda
Auditor	Noriki Yoshimura
Auditor	Souma Murakami
Executive Officer, COO	Toshirou Tamura
Executive Officer, CFO	Osamu Kamada
Executive Officer, Overseas Business	Takashi Chinen

(*New appointees)

Profiles of New Executive Members

David Snoddy - An accomplished leader, Snoddy is the founder and managing partner of Nezu Asia Capital Limited. He first visited Japan in 1988 as a student at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1991. With over three decades of experience in Japanese equity investment, Snoddy will become an outside director of YUIME in August 2025. He has authored the book "Turning Investors into Fans: Shareholder Care".

Hiroto Sorita - Director of the Investment Group at Global Brain, Sorita has substantial experience in emerging markets. He graduated from Hosei University and holds a master's degree in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, UK. At YUIME, he has played a crucial role in leading Series A and B funding rounds and is set to join as an outside director in August 2025.

Noriki Yoshimura - A notable legal professional and founding member of the Ueno and Yoshimura Law Office, Yoshimura has held multiple auditing roles in different companies and will join YUIME as an auditor in September 2025.

Souma Murakami - Serving as the CEO of Zeno Investments, Murakami has extensive regulatory and financial strategy experience, and will also take on the role of auditor at YUIME starting September 2025.

Osamu Kamada - A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Kamada has a strong background in corporate finance and advisory services. He will become YUIME's CFO in December 2025.

Takashi Chinen - With a rich background in international business within the food sector, Chinen will start as YUIME's Executive Officer for Overseas Business in April 2025, focusing on establishing operational frameworks in Indonesia.

Through these strategic leadership appointments and the new governance structure, YUIME is poised to address the pressing challenges in Japan's agriculture sector and scale its impactful initiatives effectively.